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Hewlett-Packard has announced the Slate 21 AIO, a tablet-PC hybrid that the company hopes will allow it to keep pace with competitors while meeting demand for tablet devices, Jeffrey Burt writes. The Android-based offering has a 21.5-inch touch-screen display and the Nvidia Tegra 4 chip.

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Lenovo tops the latest list for PC sales that include tablets in the category, passing Apple, Canalys says. "With a more diverse product portfolio, Lenovo is in a stronger position than Apple to cement its lead in the market," Canalys' Tim Coulling says.

Smartphones and tablet computers are helping to propel the consumer electronics market in 2013 even as economic conditions remain "uneven," Shawn DuBravac of the Consumer Electronics Association said Monday at the CEA Research Summit, the kickoff event of the annual CE Week in New York City. Flat-panel televisions are also enjoying "good growth," he noted in his presentation.

Barnes & Noble plans to launch the Nook App for Kids on nabi Jr., nabi 2 and nabi XD tablets by Fuhu. The application, preloaded on the devices starting later this summer, will include thousands of newer and classic children's books.

Advanced Micro Devices has introduced the Z-60, a dual-core processor code-named "Hondo," meant for tablet computers and hybrid tablet-PC mobile devices. "They are positioning Hondo as a solution between ARM and Atom and Core for mid-priced productivity tablets, which is a difficult position. Even if the segment will exist, it is not clear what price band it would occupy," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst for Tirias Research.